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Aland communal clash: Police lodge FIR against 60, detain 150

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Karnataka police have lodged FIRs against more than 60 persons and taken 150 persons in custody for questioning on Wednesday in connection with the clash between two communities in Aland town of Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. Despite the curfew orders on Maha Shivratri (March 1), the city witnessed large scale violence.

The police have extended prohibitory orders in the city till March 5 to restore peace, law and order. The tense situation still continues and elaborate security arrangements have been made. The police continues to hunt down miscreants who flared up the situation.

The crowd involved in violence pelted stones on the vehicles of Union Minister for State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba, local MLAs and BJP leaders. The District Commissioner’s vehicle was also damaged in the stone pelting incident.

The violence broke out when Gangabhisheka worship was performed to the Raghava Chaitanya Shivling, which is located in the premises of Laadle Mashak Dargah. The two groups clashed and indulged in stone pelting on each other.

The situation in communally sensitive Aland city turned serious following the incident of desecration of the Shivling in the Eshwar temple which is located in the premises of Laadle Mashak Dargah last week. The Eshwar temple and Dargah symbolises Hindu-Muslim unity for a long time.

On the occasion of Shivratri, a special worship and cleansing ceremony was arranged in the temple. On the same day, the Shab-e-barat ceremony was also organised at the Laadle Mashak Dargah.

The Kalaburagi police prohibited the entry of Sriram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik, Hindu activist Chaitra Kundapura and Siddalinga swami in the Kalaburagi district till March 3. The district administration’s decision was opposed by Hindutva organisations which slammed the decision. Siddalinga swamiji was supposed to head a cleansing religious progra at the desecrated temple.

Chaitra Kundapur, who tried to violate the orders and entered the district, was taken into custody by the Shahabad police. Pramod Muthalik said that the District Commissioner of Kalaburgi is taking anti-Hindu stand.

Yeshwanth Gurukar, the Superintendent of Police, Kalaburagi said the situation is under control.

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Mira-Bhayandar: Police Busts Illicit Liquor Brewing Den In Nallasopara

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Mira Bhayandar: Further tightening their screws against illicit liquor mafia ahead of the assembly elections scheduled to be held on 20, November, the Mira Road-based central crime branch unit attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai (MBVV) police busted yet another massive illicit liquor brewing unit which was operating from a hillock in a dense jungle area in Nallasopara on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team led by assistant police inspector- Dattatray Sarak marched 2-kilometre-deep inside the jungle area located in the Dhaniv Baug area of Nallasopara (east) at around 8 am.

The team seized multiple barrels of hooch along with ingredients including 2,800 litres of fermented jaggery wash, 140 litres of liquor, chemicals and other manufacturing equipment collectively worth more than Rs. 1.42 lakh.

However, the den operator identified as- Prabhakar Bhoye and his employees managed to evade the police dragnet. The entire material and equipment were destroyed on the spot.

An offence under the relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act-1949 for construction/works of any distillery or brewery and manufacturing intoxicants has been registered in this context at the Pelhar police station.

The consumption of illicit liquor which is unscientifically manufactured by using toxic chemicals like methanol and rectified spirit can cause deaths and other serious ailments including loss of eyesight. Further investigations were underway.

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Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted: Rare Snakes, Reptiles, Caged Orangutan Rescued From Dombivli House

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Thane: In a significant operation exposing a wildlife smuggling racket, the Forest Officials rescued rare species of animals from a highrise in Dombivli. The officials raided an apartment in Palava City, Dombivli and found exotic animals including lizard, turtles, rare species snakes and other reptiles stored in the flat. Horrifying enough, the team found a monkey caged in the washroom of the apartment.

It was later confirmed that the rescued animals included Ignuana (lizard), an Orangutan and python. The operation was conducted by the Forest Range Officers from Thane and Kalyan along with a team from Manpada Police Station after a tip.

The officials did not find any accused present in the apartment at the time of the raid. A case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 has been registered and a search for the accused is underway. Meanwhile, the seized species are handed over to a local NGO on a temporary basis for observation.

The video of the forest officials raid surfaced on the internet shows a boy opening the door of the well-kept apartment. After entering the flat, the officials gradually come across wildlife species stores in small cage, plastic boxes piled up in the passage and shocking enough an Orangutan in washroom at the end of the apartment.

As per the statement issued by the police, the teams raided the 8th floor apartment in B wing of Savarna Building in Palava City, Dombivli. In the action, the exotic animals seized as prima facie identified as python, ignuana (lizard), turtle, snake etc. The seized wildlife species, on temporary basis, are handed over to Birsa Munda- a local NGO. The pachanama, documentation and search for the accused is underway, it added.

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Mumbai: Unidentified Body Of Man Chopped Into 7 Pieces Stuffed In Plastic Boxes Found Near Gorai Beach; Probe On

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Mumbai: The dismembered body of a man, estimated to be between 25 and 40 years old, was discovered in several plastic boxes on the side road which goes to Gorai Beach in Mumbai on Sunday.

Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene and took the body into custody. It was later sent for a post-mortem examination. The body has not yet been identified, and a case has been registered.

According to police, on Sunday, a male body was found near Picxy Hotel, Babar Pada, Gorai, Borivali West. The body was cut into seven parts and packed in four plastic boxes. The deceased, believed to be between 25 and 40 years old, was wearing dark blue jeans and black shoes. His right hand bore tattoos.

A resident named Santosh Shinde, 55, from Mira Road, informed the Gorai police after learning about the incident. The Gorai police recovered the body from Shefali village in the Babarpada area.

A forensic team is currently investigating the case, and inquiries are ongoing in the vicinity of the incident location. Police have stated that the recovered body remains unidentified. The Gorai police have registered a case, and further investigation is underway.

A special team has been formed to investigate, and information is being gathered from CCTV footage and nearby police stations to assist in identifying the body.

A police officer said that the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital for a post-mortem. “We can’t conclude anything immediately, as we are still investigating the matter,” the officer said.

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